Akkam’s Razor

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I was reading about the flurry of US helicopter downings in Iraq, which echoes back to Afghanistan in an earlier time - namely the USSR occupation that preceeded the fall of the Soviet Union.  I conducted a quick search, looking for US justification from the CIA, stating that by providing Stinger (shoulder-launched) anti-air missles, killing as many as ten soldiers per chopper (currently, about 5.5% of US fatalities are due to helicopter crashes, with only 91 of 172 (2.9%) due to hostile-fire, as sourced from iCasualties), and taking one of the most effective of the Soviets weapons, the Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter, out of the theater, would demoralize the Soviets and defeat them in Afghanistan.  Instead, I found a tale that encompasses the CIA, the White Houses of Carter and Reagan, a Congressman, several nations, such as Pakistan, Italy, Israel, Saudi Arabia, among others, the Soviets, and the Afghan mujhahadeen.

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